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3/18/11

10 Longest Road Tunnels in the World

In this planet, we have many Road tunnels that were built for different reason and different construction. From those road tunnels, we have 10 road tunnels that are longer than the other and here they areHere`s 10 longest road tunnels in our planet.

Laerdal NorwayLaerday tunnel is the longest road tunnel in Norway and in the world. The road tunnel spans 24.4km away connecting Lærdal and Aurland in Sogn og Fjordane. With this road tunnel drivers can avoid dangerous landslides and hurricane

St Gotthard Tunnel

St Gotthard Tunnel is located in Switzerland and it connects Canton of Uri at its northern portal and Airolo in Ticino to the south. It is served for public in the early 1980s and the road tunnel itself is spanning 10.5 miles away

Zhongnanshan Tunnel

Since the tunnel was opened for public in January 20,2007, the road tunnel is known s the longest 2 tube road tunnel on earth and also the 2nd longest road tunnel have ever built in the world. The whole construction cost $410 million dollar and as information, the tunnel has 1640 maximum depth

Arlberg Road Tunnel

Arlberg Road Tunnel was built in 1978. Since it was officially launched to public, the road tunnel can serve 1800 vehicles every hour and the road tunnel construction is spanning 13,976 meters away. It is known as the longest road tunnel in Austria

The Hsuehshan Tunnel

Beside serves the traffic, The Hsuehshan Tunnel is also served as dedicated FM broadcaster as well. Located at the Taipei-Yilan Freeway, the road tunnel is designed to connect the western coast of Taiwan with the eastern coast where 95% of Taiwan`s population lives,

The Frejus Road tunnels

The Frejus Road Tunnel is 8 miles long at the major trans-alpine transport between France and Ital. It is opened for public since 1980

The Mont Blanc tunnel

The Mont Blanc tunnel is a construction under the Mont Blanc mountain between the border of France and Italy. The tunnel spans 7.25 miles long and it is opened for traffic since 1965

Gudvangen NorwayGudvangen road tunnel is operating since December 1991. This tunnel is 11,428 m long and recorded as the 2nd longest road tunnels ever built in Norway